Bern, 17.10.2024 - Opening address by President Viola Amherd, head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), at the Ukraine Mine Action Conference UMAC2024, Lausanne, ...

Neuchâtel, 17.10.2024 - The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose sharply between 1970 and 2023, from 2.843 million to 4.848 million. The percentage of professionals in the workforce (people ...

The EU adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia on 24 June in response to Russia's continued military aggression against Ukraine and its destabilising actions undermining Ukraine's ...

Bern, 16.10.2024 - At its meeting on 16 November, the Federal Council appointed Vincenzo Mascioli as the new State Secretary for Migration. Vincenzo Mascioli is currently Vice Director of the State ...

Empa's start-up support has received an additional boost through this year's Empa Entrepreneur Fellowship. This fellowship has been awarded for the third time to young researchers who want to turn ...

Bern, 14.10.2024 - President Viola Amherd will travel to Warsaw this week. During her visit, she will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on 17 October and also hold talks with the heads of Poland ...

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Bern, 14.10.2024 - The foreign ministers of the five German-speaking countries met today in Luxembourg to discuss cross-border and multilate ...

Bern, 15.10.2024 - Alexandre Fasel, the state secretary of the FDFA, met with the deputy foreign minister of Brazil, Maria Laura da Rocha, in Brasilia. The political consultations centred on bilateral ...

The talks between Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider and her counterpart Mónica García Gómez focused on healthcare digitalisation, and in particular on the electronic patient record. The ...

The Producer and Import Price Index fell in September 2024 by 0.1% compared with the previous month, reaching 107.2 points (December 2020 = 100). Falling prices were seen in particular for petroleum ...

Bern, 09.10.2024 - The DDPS has agreed to Germany’s request to postpone the delivery of some of the RGW90 shoulder-launched anti-tank guided missiles ordered by both countries. This is compatible with ...

Bern-Wabern, 11.10.2024 - Switzerland and the US today signed a new agreement in Bern on the exchange of trainees and young professionals. The agreement will make it easier for young Swiss people to ...